Shadow Kingdom Records is finally proud to introduce THE VEIN. In between creating masterpiece Epic Doom Metal albums, 2 ALTAR OF OBLIVION members give birth to a devil child called THE VEIN. THE VEIN is a Death/Doom Metal twist to what ALTAR OF OBLIVION is doing. Their approach is very Epic in nature, but this is much darker and heavier. This is very classic in nature Ė falling back towards the late 80ís / early 90ís Death and Black Metal. The band starts off with a very unique release, a double EP! I donít think this has ever been done before, but if thatís not true, we at least know itís not done very often. We have been waiting to put out the right kind of Death/Black Metal for a long time now, so prepare to be destroyed because this album stacks up with the best Doom/Death Metal out there today!

The higher pitched vocal parts (i.e. 1.40, 2.09, 3.30-3.50) sound better and have more personality than the lower ones. Was that so difficult to understand? And why be so sensitive about criticism? I like Altar of Oblivion a lot, and this song is well written, but some of the vocals don't move me.

The higher pitched vocal parts (i.e. 1.40, 2.09, 3.30-3.50) sound better and have more personality than the lower ones. Was that so difficult to understand? And why be so sensitive about criticism? I like Altar of Oblivion a lot, and this song is well written, but some of the vocals don't move me.

What part of my statement is sensitive?

I thought you meant the high pitched vocals in ALTAR OF OBLIVION were better than these Death Metal vocals.

Great song! Epic.
I hope that this is not the best song from the release as is the case with most 'samples' before a release. Would hate to buy the CD based on one song just to realize the rest is just fillers. I really like what I hear though.

Great song! Epic.
I hope that this is not the best song from the release as is the case with most 'samples' before a release. Would hate to buy the CD based on one song just to realize the rest is just fillers. I really like what I hear though.